Remedy for rheumatism



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JOHN ROWAN BARR, OF UNION STAR, KENTUCKY.

REMEDY FOR RHEUMATISM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,697, dated November3, 1885.

Application filed August ll, 1885. Serial No. 174,142. (Specimens) Toall whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN ROWAN BARR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Union Star, in the county of Breckenridge and State ofKentucky, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in MedicalComp0unds,of which the following is a description.

My invention is in the nature of a medical compound for the treatment ofrheumatism and rheumatic pains; and it consists of the followingingredients, in or about the proportions named: apple-brandy,(copper-distilled preferred,) one gallon; star-ro0t or star-grass,(Aletris farinosa,) eight ounces; gum-guaiacum, one ounce; nitratepotash, two ounces; prickly-ash berries, (Xanthomylum Americamma)one-half ounce.

All of the above ingredients are to be placed in a jug, demijohn, orother vessel and allowed to stand for seven days, after which the 20liquid may be decanted and used. The dose is from one to twotable-spoonfuls three times a day.

This preparation has been used with great success in the treatment ofrheumatism. 25

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- Theherein-described medical composition for the treatment of rheumatism,consisting of apple-brandy, star-root, (Aletm'a) gumguaiao cum, nitratepotash, and prickly-ash berries, in or about the proportions specified.

JOHN ROWAN BARR.

Witnesses:

D. H. SEvEEs, W. K. BARNES.

